Saũlũ Ahoota Amaleki No Akarega Gwathĩka
Atũmĩtwo nĩ Ithe witũ aniine Amaleki, Saũlũ atiga mũthamaki na mahiũ marĩa mega mũno, na akehakĩra kĩririkano. Rĩrĩa arũithio, ekĩra thigari ũhoro ũcio na akoiga nĩ igongona. Samũeli amũcookeria atĩ gwathĩka gũkĩrĩte igongona, akamwĩra atĩ ũthamaki nĩ watembũrũrwo harĩ we, na akaũraga Agagi we mwene.
15 1Nake Samueli akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ nĩandũmire ngũitĩrĩrie maguta ũtuĩke mũthamaki wa andũ aake a Isiraeli. Rĩu thikĩrĩria ciugo cia Ithe witũ.
2Ũũ nĩguo Ithe wa mbũtũ cia ita cia igũrũ ekuuga atĩrĩ: ‘Nĩndĩĩririkanĩte ũrĩa Amaleki eekire Isiraeli—ũrĩa aamarũĩrĩire njĩraĩnĩ rĩrĩa maambataga kuuma Misiri. 3Thiĩ, ũtharĩkĩre Amaleki na ũniine biũ indo ciothe iria marĩ nacio. Ndũkamaiguĩre tha—ũrage mũndũ mũrũme na mũndũ-wa-nja, mwana na gakenge, ndegwa na ng'ondu, ngamĩĩra na ndigiri.’”
4Nake Saũlũ agĩĩta andũ a ita, agĩcitara kũu Telaimu: thigari cia magũrũ ngiri magana meerĩ, na andũ ngiri ikũmi a Juda. 5Nake Saũlũ agĩkinya itũũra inene rĩa Amaleki, agĩikara eehithĩte kĩandaĩnĩ. 6Nake Saũlũ akĩĩra Akeni atĩrĩ, “Thiĩ, mũeherere, muume gatagatĩinĩ ka Aamaleki, nĩgeetha ndikamũniine hamwe nao; nĩgũkorwo nĩmwonirie andũ othe a Isiraeli ũtugi rĩrĩa maambataga kuuma Misiri.” Nao Akeni makĩeherera kuuma gatagatĩinĩ ka Aamaleki.
7Nake Saũlũ agĩtharĩkĩra Aamaleki kuuma Havila nginya Shuri, kũrĩa kũrĩ mwena wa irathĩro rĩa Misiri. 8Akĩnyiita Agagi, mũthamaki wa Aamaleki, arĩ muoyo, no andũ othe akĩmaniina na rũhiũ rwa njora. 9Nake Saũlũ na andũ a ita magĩtigĩria Agagi, na ng'ondu na ng'ombe iria njega mũno, iria noru na tũgondu—indo ciothe iria njega. Makĩrega kũciniina, no magĩniina kĩndũ gĩothe kĩrĩa kĩamenirwo na gĩtaarĩ bata.
10Hĩndĩ ĩyo kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ gĩgĩkinyĩra Samueli, atĩrĩ:
11“Nĩndĩĩricũkĩte nĩ ũndũ wa gũtua Saũlũ mũthamaki; nĩanjũrĩire, akaaga kũnũmĩrĩra, na ndaaneeka ũrĩa ndaamwathire.” Nake Samueli akĩrakara, agĩkaĩra Ithe witũ ũtukũ wothe. a a v11 Rĩrĩa Ithe witũ ekuuga atĩ nĩ “arĩĩricũkĩte” nĩ ũndũ wa gũtua Saũlũ mũthamaki, ti kuuga nĩ eekĩte ihĩtia, no nĩ kuonania kĩeha kĩa ma nĩ ũndũ wa ũrĩa Saũlũ aahũndũkĩte—o ta ũrĩa mũhari wa 29 wonanĩtie, we ndagarũraga meciiria make o ta ũrĩa mũndũ ekaga.
12Nake Samueli agĩũkĩra tene rũũciinĩ nĩguo atũngane na Saũlũ, akĩĩrwo atĩrĩ, “Saũlũ nĩathiĩte Karimeli, akeyakĩra kĩndũ gĩa kĩririkano, agĩcooka akĩhũndũka, agĩikũrũka Giligali.”
13Nake Samueli agĩkinya kũrĩ Saũlũ. Nake Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ arokũrathima! Nĩhingĩtie watho wa Ithe witũ.”
14No Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Mũgambo ũyũ wa ng'ondu igũkaya ndĩraigua matũinĩ makwa nĩ wa kĩĩ, na wa ng'ombe igũkaya ũrĩa ndĩraigua?”
15Nake Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩcio ciarehirwo kuuma kũrĩ Aamaleki; andũ a ita magĩtigĩria ng'ondu na ng'ombe iria njega mũno nĩguo marutĩre Ithe waku igongona, no iria ingĩ magĩciniina.”
16Nake Samueli akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Tiga—reke ngwĩre ũrĩa Ithe witũ aanjĩĩrire ũtukũ wa ira.” Nake Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Aria.”
17Nake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “O na gũtuĩka weyonaga ũrĩ mũnini maithoinĩ maku mwene, githĩ ndwatuĩkire mũtwe wa mĩhĩrĩga ya Isiraeli? Ithe witũ nĩagũitĩrĩirie maguta ũtuĩke mũthamaki wa Isiraeli, 18nake Ithe witũ agĩgũtũma na wĩra, akiuga atĩrĩ, ‘Thiĩ, ũniine ehia acio, nĩo Aamaleki; ũmarũĩrĩre nginya ũmaniine biũ.’” 19Nĩkĩĩ ũtaathĩkĩire mũgambo wa Ithe witũ? Wee nĩwagũthũkĩire indo iria ciatahĩtwo, ũgĩĩka ũũru maithoinĩ ma Ithe witũ.
20Nake Saũlũ akĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Niĩ nĩndathĩkĩire mũgambo wa Ithe witũ! Nĩndathiĩte wĩra ũrĩa Ithe witũ aandũmire, ngĩcooka na Agagi mũthamaki wa Amaleki, na ngĩniina Aamaleki. 21No andũ a ita makĩoya ng'ondu na ng'ombe iria njega mũno kuuma indoinĩ icio ciatahĩtwo, iria ciarĩ cia kũniinwo, nĩguo marutĩre Ithe waku igongona kũu Giligali.”
22Nake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ nĩakenagĩra maruta ma njino na magongona o ta ũrĩa akenagĩra gwathĩkĩirwo mũgambo wa Ithe witũ? Gwathĩka nĩ kwega gũkĩra igongona, na gũthikĩrĩria nĩ kwega gũkĩra maguta ma ndũrũme. 23Nĩgũkorwo ũremi nĩ ũhaana ta mehia ma ũragũri, na mwĩtĩĩo nĩ ũhaana ta waganu wa kũhooya mĩhianano. Tondũ nĩũregete kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ, nake nĩagũregete ũtige gũtuĩka mũthamaki.”
24Nake Saũlũ akĩĩra Samueli atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie. Nĩndathũkia watho wa Ithe witũ na ciugo ciaku, tondũ nĩndetigĩire andũ, ngĩmaathĩkĩra. 25Rĩu ndagũthaitha, njohere mehia makwa, na ũcooke hamwe na niĩ, nĩguo hooe Ithe witũ.”
26Nake Samueli akĩĩra Saũlũ atĩrĩ, “Ndigũcooka hamwe na wee. Wee nĩũregete kiugo kĩa Ithe witũ, nake Ithe witũ nĩakũregete ũtige gũtuĩka mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.” 27Na rĩrĩa Samueli ehũndũraga nĩguo athiĩ, Saũlũ akĩnyiita gĩcũrĩ kĩa nguo ya Samueli, nayo ĩgĩtarũka. 28Nake Samueli akĩmwĩra atĩrĩ, “Ithe witũ nĩagũtarũrĩire ũthamaki wa Isiraeli ũmũthĩ, akaũnengera mũndũ wa thiritũ yaku, ũrĩa mwega gũgũkĩra. 29Riiri wa Isiraeli, nĩwe Ithe witũ, ndangĩheenania kana agarũre meciiria make, nĩgũkorwo we ti mũndũ ũngĩgarũra meciiria make.”
30Nake Saũlũ akiuga atĩrĩ, “Nĩnjĩhĩtie, no ndagũthaitha ũndĩĩe gĩtĩĩo rĩu mbere ya athuuri a andũ akwa, o na mbere ya Isiraeli; ũcooke hamwe na niĩ, nĩguo hooe Ithe waku.”
31Nĩ ũndũ ũcio Samueli agĩcooka hamwe na Saũlũ, nake Saũlũ akĩhooya Ithe witũ. 32Nake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “Ndeehere Agagi mũthamaki wa Aamaleki.” Nake Agagi agĩũka kũrĩ we ehokete, akĩĩciiria atĩrĩ, “Ti-itherũ ũgwati wa gĩkuũ nĩũhĩtũkĩte.”
33Nake Samueli akiuga atĩrĩ, “O ta ũrĩa rũhiũ rwaku rwa njora rwatuire atumia aagĩ a ciana, ũguo noguo maitũguo agaatuĩka ũtarĩ na ciana gatagatĩinĩ ka atumia.” Agĩcooka agĩtinangia Agagi tũcunjĩ mbere ya Ithe witũ kũu Giligali.
34Nake Samueli agĩthiĩ Rama, nake Saũlũ akĩambata mũciĩ gwake kũu Gibea ya Saũlũ. 35Nake Samueli ndaacookire kwona Saũlũ rĩngĩ nginya mũthenya wa gĩkuũ gĩake, no Samueli nĩamũcakaĩire Saũlũ. Nake Ithe witũ akĩĩricũkwa nĩ ũndũ wa gũtua Saũlũ mũthamaki wa Isiraeli.